Metalwork
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Flower Cart, Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
February 21, 2023 (Tue) - May 21, 2023 (Sun)This exhibition provides a historical overview of Japanese metalwork from the Heian (794–1192) to the Edo (1603–1868) period. Objects are displayed by category, such as Buddhist ritual implements, mirrors, tea kettles, objects with designs in cloisonné, decorative fittings, and okimono ornaments. Visitors are invited to view the beauty of metals such as gold, silver, copper, and iron, as well as the shapes they were crafted into, and the designs they were freely embellished with.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Basin for Bathing a Statue of the Infant Buddha | Heian period, 12th century | E-14286 | |||
| Highlight | National Treasure | Flower Basket with "Hōsōge" Floral Vines | Nanbokuchō period, 14th century | Lent by Jinshōji Temple, Shiga | |||
| “Flower Garland” with Long-Tailed Birds | Kamakura period, 13th century | E-15536 | |||||
| Highlight | Flower Cart | Edo period, 19th century | E-12739 | ||||
| Hanging Incense Burner Shaped Like a Flower Basket | Edo period, 19th century | E-12733 | |||||
| Highlight | Articulated Dragon | By Myōchin Muneaki (1682–1751) | Edo period, 1713 | E-20016 | |||
| Articulated Hawk | By Myōchin Kiyoharu | Edo period, 18th–19th century | E-20000 |